The increasingly widespread applications of laser pointers and the growing number of incidents in connection with these devices being misused have aroused concerns about laser pointer safety. Recent ...

To astronomers, the new breed of hand-held laser pointer is a way to write in the sky, its two-mile-long beam allowing them to trace constellations and point out individual stars. To a lost hiker, the ...

Pilots are reporting a massive uptick in being hit by laser pointers from the ground since the drone panic took off earlier this month, according to new data from the Federal Aviation ...

QUANTICO, Va. (AFNS) — As the Office of Special Investigations safeguards the Department of the Air Force, they are confronting a surge in incidents involving laser pointers, which pose significant ...

Many of the anti-gun letters suggest the authors have no clue about existing gun regulations, purpose and importance of the Second Amendment, need and right to self-defense, nor the mechanics and ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Illinois State Police arrested a man accused of pointing a laser pointer at planes flying out of O'Hare and Midway airports last week. Around 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, a spotter and pilot ...

CHICAGO (WAND) — A Berkeley, Illinois man has been arrested for using a laser pointer to target aircraft. Saul Martinez Castanon, 36, was arrested by Illinois State Police on June 22. “Targeting ...

Even a laser beam to the face can’t stop Tom Brady. But pointing a laser at him could lead to criminal charges and a permanent ban from an NFL stadium. It could also lead the NFL to rethink stadium ...

Flight crews reported more cases of ground-based lasers hitting aircraft last year than at any time since records started in 2010. A police officer whose helicopter was struck compared the experience ...

The handheld laser pointers you can buy at office supplies stores are legally required to be no powerful than 0.005-watts, and most fall well below that threshold so they’re relatively safe to use.